League Play-Off

Znamjanka Sportyvnyj
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Panas Mandryk made the kick off and thus started the match. With a little luck, Korostyshiv's Dmytro Yanevych got control of the ball when Taras Kostyshyn tried to sneak it across the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, Korostyshiv's Mykhaylo Kotsabyuk sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Valentyn Ruban narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Korostyshiv getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Zakhar Baglay hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taras Vovchuk in the 16th minute of play forced Korostyshiv's goalkeeper Dmytro Yanevych to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Taras Kostyshyn sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th minute, Taras Kostyshyn ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dmytro Yanevych was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Yakiv Omelianovych kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Panas Mandryk in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valentyn Ruban saved Znamjanka FC Arsenal from getting behind. In a very dangerous position, a player in Znamjanka FC Arsenal fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 35th minute. Penalty! Mykhaylo Kotsabyuk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Valentyn Ruban tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, Taras Vovchuk made a precise shot to the right of Dmytro Yanevych. Korostyshiv's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. In the 47th minute, Panas Mandryk left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Korostyshiv fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Taras Vovchuk to make the kick off. Illja Kostenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Valentyn Ruban showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panas Mandryk in the 57th minute of the match. Illja Kostenko charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Illja Kostenko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Yakiv Omelianovych was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 61st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Korostyshiv's Yuriy Misyaylo got a free kick in the 62nd minute. 67 minutes into the match, Korostyshiv's Panas Mandryk sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Valentyn Ruban narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 70th minute, Mykhaylo Kotsabyuk got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Panas Mandryk struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Valentyn Ruban didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Korostyshiv. Stanislav Volodsjkyi kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. A collision led to Znamjanka FC Arsenal getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Taras Vovchuk hit a great ball. If Panas Mandryk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Znamjanka FC Arsenal getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Myroslav Miroshnychenko hit a great ball. Mykhaylo Kotsabyuk might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Valentyn Ruban. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mykhaylo Kotsabyuk ran back to his position shaking his head. Valentyn Ruban was out of position in the 85 minute of play, and Panas Mandryk capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Panas Mandryk really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. When Stanislav Volodsjkyi fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Korostyshiv's protests and gave Stanislav Volodsjkyi a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Znamjanka FC Arsenal booed when Korostyshiv was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stanislav Volodsjkyi didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Taras Kostyshyn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Panas Mandryk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentyn Ruban having to interfere. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.